Man indicted on manslaughter charge

ALFRED — A grand jury has indicted a Sanford man for manslaughter as a result of a car crash on School Street that took his wife’s life on March 17.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt; it is a determination that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute a case.

Peter C. Hall, 47, of Jagger Mill Road, was heading south on School Street at about 9:30 p.m. that Saturday evening when he reportedly failed to negotiate a turn in the road and struck a tree, Deputy Chief Timothy Strout, of the Sanford Police Department, reported at the time.

Emergency crews responded to the scene and found Hall’s wife, Toni Jameson-Hall, 46, still secured in the passenger’s seat. They tried without success to resuscitate her. She died at the scene.

Hall, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. Rescuers found him lying unconscious about 20 feet from his vehicle. He was transported to Maine Medical Center for treatment of injuries related to head trauma, Strout said at the time.

Police determined early into the investigation that speed was a contributing factor to the accident.

Hall also has been indicted on charges of aggravated criminal operating of a vehicle while under the influence (OUI) and for driving to endanger.